Still Life

Paul Coldwell
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The pandemic and the subsequent lockdown caused me to reflect on my practice and some key influences on my work. I have long been associated with the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art, particularly with their collection of works by Giorgio Morandi, a key influence on my work for over four decades. I curated the exhibition ‘Morandi’s Legacy: Influences on British Art’ for them in 2006, and over the years, I have contributed to several catalogue essays and gallery talks. As part of their plans to reopen in September 2021 after being closed due to COVID, I was invited to rehang their Morandi collection alongside the work that I had done in lockdown. I wholeheartedly embraced the opportunity to present my work alongside Morandi’s. Centred on the idea of still life, I wanted to explore similarities and differences between our works, most prominently to contrast the enforced restrictions imposed by lockdown with the self-imposed restrictions that Morandi had worked under. It also caused me to reflect on the nature of the studio as a place of self-reflection and play. The work I presented consisted of small plaster sculptures, woodcuts, and a series of four photo-etchings, all engaged with the idea of still life. The objects I featured included picture frames, bottles, miniature furniture, and asthma inhalers, a veiled reference to the fact that COVID attacks the lungs. Furthermore, and a radical departure for me, I included several poems I had written during lockdown. My illustrated talk will explore the ideas that underpinned the exhibition.
静物
大流行病和随后的封锁使我开始反思自己的创作实践以及对我的创作产生的一些重要影响。我与埃斯托里克意大利现代艺术收藏馆(Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art)的关系由来已久,尤其是他们收藏的乔治-莫兰迪(Giorgio Morandi)的作品。2006 年,我为他们策划了 "莫兰迪的遗产:对英国艺术的影响 "展览。莫兰迪美术馆因 COVID 而关闭,计划于 2021 年 9 月重新开张,作为计划的一部分,我应邀将莫兰迪的藏品与我在闭馆期间创作的作品一起重新展出。我全心全意地接受了将我的作品与莫兰迪的作品一同展出的机会。围绕静物的概念,我想探索我们作品之间的异同,其中最突出的是将禁闭带来的强制限制与莫兰迪创作时的自我限制进行对比。这也引起了我对工作室作为自我反思和游戏场所的性质的思考。我展出的作品包括小型石膏雕塑、木刻和四个摄影蚀刻系列,所有作品都涉及静物的概念。我展出的物品包括相框、瓶子、微型家具和哮喘吸入器,暗指 COVID 侵袭肺部的事实。此外,我还加入了几首我在封锁期间创作的诗歌,这对我来说是一个大胆的尝试。我的图文并茂的讲座将探讨展览的基本理念。
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